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dodecahedron
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do·dec·a·he·dron  (ddk--hdrn)
n. pl. do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra (-dr)
A polyhedron with 12 faces.

[Greek ddekaedron : ddeka, twelve; see dodecagon + -edron, -hedron.]

dodec·a·hedral adj.
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dodecahedron

dodecahedron [ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən]
n
a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces See also polyhedron
dodecahedral  adj

dodecahedron  (ddk--hdrn)
Plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
A polyhedron having twelve faces.
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Noun1.dodecahedrondodecahedron - any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces


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Regular icosahedra and dodecahedra are special forms of both icosahedral point groups, 235 and m35.
Instead, one must try to imagine the effect of filling the space with a latticework of dodecahedra, each having 12 pentagonal faces (see cover).
Promising also is the dominance of octahedra above dodecahedra diamond forms, pointing to little resorption.
 
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